Normobaric hyperoxia for treatment of pneumocephalus after posterior fossa surgery in the semisitting position: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Supratentorial pneumocephalus after posterior fossa surgery in the semisitting position may lead to decreased alertness and other symptoms. We here aimed to prove the efficacy of normobaric hyperoxia on the absorption of postoperative pneumocephalus according to a standardized treatment protocol.We...

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Main Authors: Bujung Hong, Frank Biertz, Peter Raab, Dirk Scheinichen, Philipp Ertl, Anika Grosshennig, Makoto Nakamura, Elvis J Hermann, Josef M Lang, Heinrich Lanfermann, Joachim K Krauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4439020?pdf=render